USC DB Josh Shaw Saves Life, Risks Season

source- On Saturday night, USC senior cornerback Josh Shaw was named a team captain at the annual Salute to Troy dinner.  For Shaw, leadership is bigger than how he acts on a football field, and he put that to the ultimate test later that night. While attending a family social function at his cousin's apartment in his hometown of Palmdale, Shaw looked on from a second floor balcony to the pool below and saw his 7-year-old nephew, who cannot swim, in distress without help nearby.  Shaw instinctively leaped off the balcony, landing painfully on the concrete below. He was able to crawl into the pool and ushered his nephew to safety.  Despite the intense pain in his legs, he was then able to grab the ladder and lift himself out of the pool with his upper body."I would do it again for whatever kid it was, it did not have to be my nephew," Shaw said today

Absolutely incredible. Can't even imagine how much that hurt jumping off the balcony onto the pavement. It's insane that Shaw risked his whole career to save a kid from drowning, talking about having a lot of character. Hope Shaw has a huge season whenever he comes back and gets good attention from the NFL.